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CVE-2014-3477

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2275-1

Severity Score

4.0
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

The dbus-daemon in D-Bus 1.2.x through 1.4.x, 1.6.x before 1.6.20, and 1.8.x before 1.8.4, sends an AccessDenied error to the service instead of a client when the client is prohibited from accessing the service, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (initialization failure and exit) or possibly conduct a side-channel attack via a D-Bus message to an inactive service.

El demonio dbus en D-Bus 1.2.x hasta 1.4.x, 1.6.x anterior a 1.6.20, y 1.8.x anterior a 1.8.4, envía un error AccessDenied al servicio en lugar de al cliente cuando el cliente tiene prohibido el acceso al servicio, lo que permite a usuarios locales causar una denegación de servicio (fallo de inicialización y salida) o posiblemente realizar un ataque de canal lateral a través de un mensaje D-Bus a un servicio inactivo.

Alban Crequy discovered that dbus-daemon incorrectly sent AccessDenied errors to the service instead of the client when enforcing permissions. A local user can use this issue to possibly deny access to the service. Alban Crequy discovered that dbus-daemon incorrectly handled certain file descriptors. A local attacker could use this issue to cause services or clients to disconnect, resulting in a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2014-05-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2014-07-01 CVE Published
  • 2025-01-16 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
D-bus Project
Search vendor "D-bus Project"
D-bus
Search vendor "D-bus Project" for product "D-bus"
1.2.4.2
Search vendor "D-bus Project" for product "D-bus" and version "1.2.4.2"
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Affected
D-bus Project
Search vendor "D-bus Project"
D-bus
Search vendor "D-bus Project" for product "D-bus"
1.2.4.4
Search vendor "D-bus Project" for product "D-bus" and version "1.2.4.4"
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Affected
D-bus Project
Search vendor "D-bus Project"
D-bus
Search vendor "D-bus Project" for product "D-bus"
1.2.4.6
Search vendor "D-bus Project" for product "D-bus" and version "1.2.4.6"
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Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.2.1
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.1"
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Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.2.3
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.3"
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Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.2.4
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.4"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.2.6
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.6"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.2.8
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.8"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.2.10
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.10"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.2.12
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.12"
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Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.2.14
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.14"
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Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.2.16
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.16"
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Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.2.18
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.18"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.2.20
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.20"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.2.22
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.22"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.2.24
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.24"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.2.26
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.26"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.2.28
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.28"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.2.30
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.2.30"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.3.0
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.3.0"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.3.1
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.3.1"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.4.0
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.4.0"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.4.1
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.4.1"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.4.4
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.4.4"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.4.6
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.4.6"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.4.8
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.4.8"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.4.10
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.4.10"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.4.12
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.4.12"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.4.14
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.4.14"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.4.16
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.4.16"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.4.18
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.4.18"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.4.20
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.4.20"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.4.22
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.4.22"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.4.24
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.4.24"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.4.26
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.4.26"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.6.0
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.6.0"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.6.2
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.6.2"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.6.4
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.6.4"
-
Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.6.6
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.6.6"
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Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.6.8
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.6.8"
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Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.6.10
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.6.10"
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Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.6.12
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.6.12"
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Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.6.14
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.6.14"
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Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.6.16
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.6.16"
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Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.6.18
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.6.18"
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Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.8.0
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.8.0"
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Affected
Freedesktop
Search vendor "Freedesktop"
Dbus
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus"
1.8.2
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Dbus" and version "1.8.2"
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Affected